Joe Calzaghe Champion Quotations

I see it as my career-defining fight. I have been champion for eight years, but have not had the big unification fight against a top fighter. Now, I have the opportunity.

Jeff is on the way up. You can't say that he's a champion that's on the fade, ... He's made some excellent defenses, he's a big puncher, a good all-around fighter.

I've defended my title for eight years, let's see if Ricky is still champion in four years,

This is the first time a champion has put his title on the line, but I've got injured,

It's the biggest fight in a long time. I know Jeff is going to be possibly the toughest fight of my career, so I am under no illusions. But like I have shown in the past, I have always risen to the occasion. I have the heart of a champion and the ability. It is just getting everything right and performing on that night. It's going to be a great fight.

I train the same way as I've always trained, even before I was champion. That's the difference, I train like a challenger.

I've always been motivated to be a champion since the age of 13 and I love being a winner.

It's not my place to say how good I was because the thing is, every champion from every era is a great fighter and it's up to one person's interpretation to who is actually the best.